Don't mention 'the war': the semantic battle of the French campaign in Mali

The French ‘military intervention’ that began in Mali on January 11th is also a war of words in which the socialist government has adopted semantics akin to neo-conservative rhetoric, argues Mediapart political correspondent Stéphane Alliès, who presents here some choice examples of ministerial sleight of tongue.

The French ‘military intervention’ that began in Mali on January 11th is also a war of words in which the socialist government has adopted the semantic flavour and colour of neo-conservative rhetoric, argues Mediapart political correspondent Stéphane Alliès, who presents here some choice examples of ministerial sleight of tongue.